When looking for Asian stocks, I look for good businesses run by competent management teams, available at a price that leaves a margin of safety. I focus on managing absolute risk and losing little money during market downturns, which should help compound returns at higher rates over the long term. This discipline leads the portfolio…
Rightmove has released data on the most-viewed residential properties listed on its platform during the first six months of 2026, revealing a diverse range of homes spanning from £250,000 to £20 million. The properties attracting the highest number of clicks varied significantly in price point and location, though all featured distinctive characteristics that differentiated them…
Barclays ranked first by deal value among financial services mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisers in the first half of 2026, while Houlihan Lokey led by number of transactions, according to GlobalData’s latest league table. Using figures from its Financial Deals Database, GlobalData said Barclays advised on deals worth $37.3bn in total. Houlihan Lokey, meanwhile, worked…
I returned to India in 2023 after working in the US for over 15 years. During my stay in the US, I had acquired shares of several companies listed on the NYSE. I now want to book gains and reinvest the money into new shares. Since I will not be remitting the money back to…
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trial Balance is CFO.com’s weekly preview of stories, stats and events to help you prepare. Part 1: What’s going on at the Internal Revenue Service? The Internal Revenue Service has rarely attracted as much attention as…
Nvidia (NVDA +2.04%) is starting to get lost in the crowd. The artificial intelligence (AI) bellwether remains on top of the market cap list, but its performance lately has been underwhelming. Nvidia ended July essentially where it started. The stock’s 8% year-to-date gain and 13% increase over the past year trail the market on both…
Cameco (Toronto: CCO, or NYSE: CCJ) is a C$54 billion (£28.8 billion) nuclear-industry supplier covering the whole spectrum from uranium exploration, mining, refining, enrichment and fuel fabrication to designing, developing and servicing reactors. The Iran war and resulting interruption of oil and gas supplies shows how geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply chains and affect share…
If you are confused about how Futures and Options (F&O) trades should be reported in an income tax return (ITR), remember that they are treated differently from mutual funds or shares. Income from F&O trading is classified as non-speculative business income and must be reported under “Profits and Gains from Business or Profession”. Here’s what…
It’s not a big enough dip to really make a difference, but mortgage interest rates are lower today. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.67% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is three basis points lower than Friday and eight basis points lower than a…
After a strong spring and promising early summer, July saw homebuying stagnate as a result of rising borrowing costs, forcing sellers to slash prices to revive demand. The share of listings with a price cut reached 20% in July, nearly even with last year’s levels, after running close to 2 percentage points lower throughout spring,…